Weather slows traffic as Oklahoma snowstorm traps drivers
A heavy snowstorm stranded 102 passengers for about five hours at an Oklahoma City airport. Blowing snow and wind reduced vision while a Continental flight slipped off a taxiway. Roads closed and a travel advisory center handled thousands of calls as National Guard units aided motorists and rescued travelers around Enid Tonkawa Lamont and Blackwell with drifts up to 10 feet.
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Continental
Flight 451
Denver
Portland
Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma City
Public Safety
Wayne Lawson
Enid
Waukomis
National Guard
Ed Hardy
David Hall
Tonkawa
Hardy
Lamont
Blackwell
Gasoline Saving Plan Aims to Curb Demand Across Nation
Federal Energy Office reports about 20 ads urging motorists to conserve fuel and limit gasoline at stations to 10 gallons per customer. Officials say shortages of residual fuel oil may loom as Arab oil cuts bite, with legislation to mandate limits possible if passed.
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Simon
Congress
Congressional Conference
Senate
House
Henry M. Jackson
Cost of Living Council
Proxmire Injured In Icy Tumble At Capitol
Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin slipped on icy sidewalks near the Capitol during a morning jog after a nine inch snowfall. He suffered a small cut above the eye and a twisted shoulder. a Capitol physician treated him and placed his arm in a sling with no fracture suspected.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Capitol
Bipartisan move on Nixon impeachment inquiry advances
The Republican Judiciary Committee plans to join with eight Democrats on a 15 member advisory group to steer the Nixon impeachment probe. Rodino aims to convene next month and complete the investigation by April, signaling bipartisan cooperation to review the evidence and advise on possible impeachment.
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Judiciary Committee
Rodino
Congress
Robert McClory
R-Ill
McClory
Republican Committee
House
Nixon
Senate
Fire damages apartment house at No 10 S Tenth
Early today a fire at No 10 S Tenth caused an estimated 3500 dollars damage to part of an apartment house. Lt Jerry Kovacs said a bathroom heater likely started the blaze in the unoccupied top portion of the structure owned by Joe Brown. Damage was 3000 dollars to the structure and 500 dollars to its contents.
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No. 10
S. Tenth
Jerry Kovacs
Joe Brown
Kovacs
Bar Association Selects President in Comanche County
J Merle Oaks was elected president of the Comanche County Bar Association for 1974 at a morning meeting. Chad Bledsoe became vice president and Joe Hamlin secretary treasurer. all are Lawton attorneys and Oaks is a former Municipal Court judge.
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J. Merle Oaks
Comanche County Bar Association
Chad Bledsoe
Joe Hamlin
Lawton
Oaks
Snowstorm cripples Central Indiana and Midwest travel
Central Indiana faced 13 to 20 inches of snow the heaviest since 1918 while St. Louis recorded 13 inches closing Lambert airport. Airports in Illinois Missouri Kansas shut down and Amtrak delays doubled. Power outages affected 6 000 plus in New York New Jersey Delaware Connecticut with rescue units formed in Indiana.
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Indiana
St. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis International
New York
Long Island
New Jersey
Delaware
National Guard
Connecticut
T. D. Allen Consignment Ad Promises Quick Sales
Public announces consignment services with guaranteed results or no cost. Items listed include house boats, ski boats, fishing boats priced $50 to $4400, trucks, campers, motorcycles, cars, radios, stock trailers, tractors, and more with financing options. If not on hand, it will be soon.
Carrero Blanco dies in bombing aftermath. Fernandez Miranda named Premier
Franco's top aide Carrero Blanco dies in a bomb explosion leaving the government to a new premier Fernandez Miranda. Carrero, a trusted veteran of Franco's regime, long served as vice president and key military and political organizer. Fernandez Miranda, born 1915 in Gijon, is a lawyer former rector and Move ment secretary general, linked to Francoist leadership.
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Franco
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Spain
Carrero
North Africa
Madrid Naval College
Cortes
Pariament
Fernandez Miranda
Gijon
Asturias
University of
University of Madrid
Carrero Blanco
Carmen Lozano
Welfare audit finds nationwide errors, cites fraud
Federal Welfare Commissioner Robert B. Carleson says the nationwide audit shows errors from both agency and recipient mistakes. He notes more than 1 percent fraud but refuses to estimate county by county validity and criticizes the system for insufficient inspections and training.
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Robert B. Carleson
Carleson
Johnsons Plan Holiday Reunion in Texas
Lady Bird Johnson keeps busy with wrapping gifts and sending cards as family and friends plan a pre Christmas celebration for her 61st birthday. The holidays at the LBJ Ranch will be a family affair with a Christmas tree for the grandchildren, but no annual family portrait this year after Lyndon Johnson's death on January 22.
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Austin
Tex
Lady Bird Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Johnson
Princess Anne Views World Wedding Gifts at St James
Princess Anne and Capt Mark Phillips viewed the extensive wedding gifts collected for their November 14 marriage. The private inspection followed a Caribbean and South American honeymoon and a public display at St James's Palace.
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London
Anne
Nixon
Elizabeth II
Cavalry
Mark Phillips
St. James's Palace
Nicklas to Recap Chamber Activities at Friday Forum
T. D. Nicklas UTGOING Chamber of Commerce president will recap 1973 activities at the Friday Forum luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian. The event, designated as the Presidents Program, marks his final address before Christmastime and the 1974 transition. Public attendance with $2.85 tickets.
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Utgoing Chamber of Commerce
T. D. Nicklas
Lawtonian
Nick
Mirthful Dispatch Details Holiday Entry Protocols
The document outlines ceremonial steps for a visiting dignitary, including opening shutters and window sashes after an official clatter, assigning a miniature sleigh and eight reindeer for use by the general, and the driver needing a rooftop license. It calls for chimney simulators if no fireplace exists and ends with rehearsals and the line Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Oil production OKed at Elk Hills Reserve by 67 to 10 vote
The legislature authorized up to 160000 barrels of oil daily for a year from the Elk Hills reserve. Senate action included an 83 to 1 vote approving a five year 375 million health organization plan, and a 77 to 13 vote on home rule for Washington DC. House moves included creating a special federal bank and reorganizing energy programs into a new Energy Administration. Conferees agreed to federal subsidies for mass transit deficits.
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Elk Hills Reserve
Senate
Washington, D.C
Nixon
House
Federal Energy Administration
Government Operations Committee
Senate House
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